Good health begins with peace of mind
Photos by Cherrie Hanson SIHA (Striving to Improve Health for All) founding members, left to right, Laila Azam Ph.D., Amal Jaber, M.E., Fauzia Qureshi, B.S., Islam Elayan, M.S.N., and Thalia Williams, Ph.D., came together in 2018 to develop public health...
Somali Americans, many who fled war, now seek elected office
Mana Abdi, 26, a Democratic candidate for state legislature, speaks with a reporter, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Lewiston, Maine. She is running unopposed. Her Republican opponent, who had posted on Facebook that Muslims "should not be allowed to hold...
Wearing the Hijab Should Be a Personal Choice, American Muslim Women Say
"“Such a private act of personal worship has so much stigma and negative reactions within the global community.”Twenty-one-year-old Alia Saleeban started wearing the headscarf when she was 14. A senior at Howard University, she hadn't been forced to make...
“Light in Gaza” book tour: A unique opportunity to hear from Palestinians under Israeli occupation
Collaborators on the anthology “Light in Gaza,” (left-right) Yousef M. Aljamal (author), Michael Merryman-Lotze and Jennifer Bing (editors), Asmaa Abu Mezied (author) and Jehad Abusalim (editor), met in person for the first time this week in Washington,...
Homegrown Instagram influencers highlight Gaza’s plight
Gaza City – It has been nearly eight months since Yara Eid returned to Gaza after six years in the United Kingdom to study international relations.Not once could the 22-year-old return home during her studies to visit her family in Gaza because of the...
Wisconsin Public Radio interview: Film festival highlights Muslims and the Muslim world
"An Act of Worship," opens the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival on Thursday, Oct. 20. Photo courtesy of "An Act of Worship" website. Listen DownloadThis week the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival will highlight eight films with the goal of generating meaningful...
Love Without Violence Conference supports those working to prevent family violence
The 4th Annual Love Without Violence Conference can be accessed Wednesday - Friday on Facebook Live at the City of Milwaukee’s Office of Violence Prevention’s Facebook page.Author, educator and activist Tony Porter, CEO of A Call to Men, an organization...
Prominent mosque in Germany sounds 1st public call to prayer
Muezzin Mustafa Kader recites the call to prayer at the Cologne Central Mosque in Cologne, Germany, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The Islamic call to prayer is set to sound for the first time from one of Germany’s biggest mosques in Cologne on Friday — but at...
Family of dead Palestinian-American rebuffs settlement offer
FILE - Mourners take a last look at the body of Omar Asaad, 78, during his funeral at a mosque in the West Bank village of Jiljiliya, north of Ramallah, Jan. 13, 2022. Israel said Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, that it reached a settlement to compensate Asaad's...
World class lineup at this year’s Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival
The 2022 MMFF runs from Oct. 20 through Oct. 23 at the Oriental Theater located at 2230 N. Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI. The Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival is committed to screening thought provoking films about timely, relevant topics to generate meaningful...
